Trolleybus, Trolley Coach or Trackless Trolley

Trolleybus has so many names such as trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram and trolley, which is a type of bus that uses electricity as a power source. The electricity is harvested from wires placed overhead. For the electrical circuit, this bus needs a couple of sires and poles. Many people are still confused about the differences between trolley bus and streetcar or tram because those two types of transportations use almost similar track.

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Streetcar or tram needs only one pole and wire, while the trolley bus needs two wires and poles. Trolley bus is not using a battery, so it relies only on the electricity it gets from the wires overhead. Today, about 315 systems of trolleybus are still used. About 45 countries still have this transportation system.